HSK 1 · Positions

外

wài

outside

Stroke order of 外

外 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

In the evening '夕', fortune-tellers '卜' did their readings outside under the sky.

Parts: 夕 evening + 卜 divination

Example sentence

外面下雨了。

It's raining outside.

Words with 外

外语foreign language 国外abroad 外国foreign country; foreign 外边outside 外卖takeaway; delivery food 外地other places 以外beyond; apart from 外面outside 外文foreign language 外交diplomacy; foreign affairs 另外in addition; besides 意外accident; unexpected

More words: Positions

上up; on; above 下down; under; below 前front; before 后back; after 左left 右right 里inside 中间middle; between 旁边beside; next to 上边above; top 下边below; bottom 前边in front 后边behind 左边left side 右边right side 里边inside 外边outside

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